Material regarding George Julian Zolnay [manuscript] 1898-99.

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Material regarding George Julian Zolnay [manuscript] 1898-99.

Letter, 1898 Nov. 11, Brooklyn, N.Y. Charles Edwin West to Zolnay regarding Zolnay's bust of Edgar Allan Poe & West's acquaintance with Poe in the late 1830s [3 p. holograph signed. 18 cm.] -- Letter, 1899 June 16, Varina Howell Jefferson Davis to Mrs. Vance introducing Zolnay [3 p. holograph signed. 16 cm.] -- Calling card [n.d.] of Mrs. Davis with note congratulating Zolnay [1 item. printed with holograph note. 6 cm.] -- Photographs [1899 & n.d.] of Mrs. Davis and the Poe bust [2 items. black & white].

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University of Virginia. Library

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Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849

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Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, poet, and critic. In 1834 Poe married his cousin Virginia, who was not quite fourteen at the time, and began seriously seeking a means of supporting "his family." In the spring of 1835, the family moved back to Richmond where Poe took a position with the Southern Literary Messenger . Poe used the opportunity to publish several of his poems and short tales in the paper, but he also began developing his reputation as a pugnacious critic by contr...

Vance, Mrs.,

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Davis, Varina, 1826-1906

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Second wife of Confederate States of America president Jefferson Davis. From the description of Letter and article: New York [N.Y.], 1905 Oct. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 29417912 First Lady of Confederacy. From the description of Letter: Montgomery [Al.], 1863 March [1]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122415155 Author; wife of Jefferson Davis [1808-1889], president of the Confederacy. From the description of V...

West, Charles Edwin, 1809-1900

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Head of Brooklyn Heights Female Seminary (1860-1889) and a founder of the Long Island Historical Society. From the description of Eulogy, 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155451775 Charles E. West was a member of the American Numismatic and Archaeological Society. From 1860-1889, he directed the Brooklyn Heights Female Seminary. He also served as the principal at the Buffalo Female Academy. West was a founder of the Long Island Historical Society. From the de...

Dewey, Elizabeth Zolnay,

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Zolnay, George Julian, 1862 or 1863-1949

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Sculptor and teacher; New York, N.Y., St. Louis, Mo. and Washington, D.C. Born in Hungary, he came to the United States in 1892. Taught at the St. Louis School of Fine Arts. From the description of George Julian Zolnay papers, 1899-1992. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 77723492 ...